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Thinking of living at IP6 9BT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmere Hall Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Sidegate Primary School | Primary | 3.1 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | Primary | 3.3 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Bealings School | Primary | 3.6 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich | Primary | 3.7 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Northgate High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Copleston High School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kesgrave High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ipswich School | Independent | 4.4 km | 35.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redstone Hall School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Northgate Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 10 |
| Bowls | Ransomes Sports Ground | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Sidegate Primary School | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Golf | Fynn Valley Golf Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Squash | Northgate Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Ipswich Rugby Football Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Speedway | Ipswich Witches Speedway | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Motor | Foxhall Stadium Stock Car Track | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Motocross | Rushmere Motocross | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Tuddenham Road Hockey Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Northgate Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Ipswich School Sports Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Outside Gym | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Football | Goals | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Westerfield, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 22k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ipswich.
The nearest bus stop is The Church, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 70); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Rushmere Hall Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Northgate High School, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 50.6 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is East of England Co-op Foodstore, 2.6 km away, with Northgate Sports Centre closer still (2.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Two Rivers Medical Centre (3.5 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.5 km).
For a haircut, Hone Barbershop is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 7.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Fountain Pub is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Swan Inn the nearest pub (1.7 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 217 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 184 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Inverness Road Park, 2.2 km away; for exercise, Northgate Sports Centre (2.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield, 9.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near IP6 9BT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Norwich is 62 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 73 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.